Detachable flag pole bracket



Nov. 24, 1959 R. E. BURKE 2,914,278

DETACHABLE FLAG POLE BRACKET Filed April 26, 1957 FIG. 2.

INVENTOR. 203587 E. 50855,

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DETACHABLE FLAG POLE ERACKET Robert E. Burke, Norfolk, Va. Application April 26, 1957, Serial No. 655,240

1 Claim. (Cl. 248--42) This invention relates to flagstalf holders, and more particularly to a flagstatt' bracket which may be readily attached to or detached from a building.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved fiagstaff bracket which is simple in construction, which is easy to install, and which securely retains a flagstafi therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved flagstaff bracket which is simple in construction, which is inexpensive to manufacture, which is durable, and which is neat in appearance.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claim, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an improved flagstaflt' bracket constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the'flagstafi bracket of Figure 1. I

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the flagstafit bracket of Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings, the improved flagstaif bracket is designated generally at 11 and comprises a plate-like main body 12 formed with a plurality of keyhole-shaped apertures 13, for example, formed with a pair of apertures 13 adjacent the respective upper corners of the body 12 and with a third keyhole-shaped aperture located midway between the upper apertures but spaced downwardly a considerable distance therefrom. As shown, the keyhole apertures 13 are located in the platelike member 12 in a manner so that said apertures may be engaged with respective headed supporting members, such as screws, or the like, engaged in a vertical supporting wall portion of a building or similar structure to which the bracket is to be attached.

Integrally formed with the plate-like main body 12 is a generally U-shaped extension 14, said extension having substantially parallel arms 15 and '16, the arm 15 merging with the lower portion of the main body 12 but extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom at an obtuse angle, as is clearly shown in Figure 2. The opposite arm 16 thus overlies the lower arm 15 when the device is viewed from above, as in Figure l.

The upper arm 16 is formed with a generally circular opening 17 adapted to receive the lower portion of a generally tubular flagstaff 18, shown in dotted view in Figure 4. The lower arm 15 is formed with a countersunk opening 19, axially aligned with the circular opening 17, so that a fastening screw 20 may be engaged through the opening 19, in the manner illustrated in Figure 4. Designated at 21 is a plug member of wood or similar penetrable material, said plug member being secured in the end of the tubular flagstaff 18, so that the fastening screw 20 is engageable in the plug member and serves to secure the flagstatf to the flagstaff bracket 11 in the manner illustrated in Figure 4, namely, with the lower portion of the fiagstaif received through the circular positioning opening 17.

As will be readily apparent, the bracket 11 may be easily attached to a vertical wall surface of a building or similar structure by engaging the keyhole shaped openings 13 over suitable headed supporting screws secured s aterrt O Patented Nov. 24, 1959 in the vertical supporting surface, as above described. The bracket may be first secured to the end of the flagstaff 18, by means of the fastening screw 20, as above described, which is embedded axially in the plug 21, said plug being in turn slightly secured in the tubular flagstafi 18 by glue, or any other suitable fastening means.

The fiagstatf and bracket are easily detached from the building or other vertical supporting member by disengaging the headed screws on the supporting member from the key-hole shaped openings 13 of main body 12 of the bracket member.

The main body 12 is of substantial width at its upper portion, so that a considerable space will be provided between the upper keyhole-shaped openings 13, 13, whereby the bracket will be securely held against rotation and will resist wind forces acting on the flagstaif, such as forces produced by the whipping action of the flag secured to the flagstafi.

In fabricating the bracket, the plug member 21 may be first secured to the lower arm 15 of the U-shaped extension 14 in the manner illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 4, said plug member being fastened by the screw 20. The plug member is of a sufficient length to extend a short distance beyond the upper arm 16, leaving annular clearance between its upper peripheral portion and the rim of the opening 17 in the upper arm 16 for receiving the lower end portion of the tubular flagstaif 18. The flagstatf 18 is secured to the bracket 11 by engaging same telescopically over the plug member 21 and passing the flagstafi through the aperture 17 until the flagstaff comes to rest against the lower arm 15, suitable adhesive being provided on the surface of the plug member 21 and on the inside surface of the fiagstaff so that the fiagstaif becomes rigidly secured to the plug member, and the bracket 11 becomes permanently attached to the fiagstaff.

While a specific embodiment of an improved flagstatf supporting device has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined'by the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A flagstafi bracket for supporting a tubular flagstafi comprising a plate-like main body integrally formed with a generally U-shaped extension having parallel arms extending at obtuse angles to said main body, one of said arms merging with said main body and the other arm being located outwardly from the main body and overlying said one arm, said other arm being formed with a relatively large opening adapted to receive a tubular flagstaff therethrough, and a plug member secured to said one arm in axial alignment with said opening and extending therethrough beyond the top surface of said other other arm, said plug member being smaller in diameter than said opening to define annular clearance between its outer peripheral portion and the rim of the opening for receiving the tubular flagstaif, whereby the fiagstafi may be telescopically engaged on the plug member and whereby its end may be supportingly engaged against said one arm.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,523,042 Thomas Jan. 13, 1925 2,295,676 Meyer Sept. 15, 1942 2,601,088 Burgess June 17, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 362,005 Italy Aug. 10, 1938 632,617 Great Britain Nov. 28, 1949 

